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Shark bites linked to rainfall, runoff and shifting coastal ecosystems

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U.S. quietly declassifies cold war–era ‘JUMPSEAT’ surveillance satellites

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750-year-old Indian poems reveal a landscape scientists got wrong

Multi-agent AI and robots automate materials discovery in closed-loop lab system

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“Existential risk” – Why scientists are racing to define consciousness

This AI app can tell which dinosaur made a footprint

First successful lab colony of polyphagous shot hole borer achieved in Western Australia

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Scientists discover hidden geometry that bends electrons like gravity

The best new popular science books of February 2026

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Scientists discover how to turn gut bacteria into anti-aging factories

A hidden bat virus is infecting humans

More than half of transgender youth live in states with restrictive laws or policies

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Conveying the concept of blue carbon in Japanese media: New study provides insights

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Tanzania is losing fertile land to soil erosion: What's happening and what can be done

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Truth hurts: Prosocial liars perceived as more moral, study finds

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Q&A: How researchers and communities build mutually beneficial work

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New robotic sampler aims to transform monitoring of aquatic ecosystems

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Light offers a non-invasive alternative to painkillers in veterinary medicine

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Global population living with extreme heat expected to double by 2050

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Mini tornadoes spin out dried cellulose nanofibers

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Octopus numbers exploded around the UK's south-west coast in 2025. A new report explores this rare phenomenon

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What an ancient jellyfish can teach us about the evolution of sleep

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Life in fossil bones: What we can learn from tiny traces of ancient blood chemicals

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Unlocking the high-performance potential of CF₃SF₄

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Restoring ecosystem function can reverse desertification in Europe's drylands

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Why are some young people attracted to gangs and what are some evidence-based solutions?

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The New START treaty is ending. What does that mean for nuclear risk?

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Sprint or marathon? Aging muscle stem cells shift from rapid repair to long-term survival

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Optical atomic clocks poised to redefine how the world measures seconds

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Powerful Milky Way stellar flares near black hole could refine galaxy center models

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Signs of Sir Terry Pratchett's dementia may have been hidden in his books

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More paid time off keeps US workers from quitting, study finds

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New species of ladybird beetle discovered on university campus in Japan

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Farm waste could lock away carbon for decades

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Fossil hunters uncover 132-million-year-old dinosaur footprints on South Africa's coast

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Scientists finally explain statin muscle pain

New 3D map of the sun's magnetic interior could improve predictions of disruptive solar flares

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Jupiter’s clouds are hiding something big

Puffy baby planets reveal a missing stage of planet formation

Weak magnetism causes big changes in a strange state of matter

Electric fields flip the rules of water chemistry

Ashwagandha is having a moment—researchers want to take this shrub further

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Why well-known brands invest millions in repetitive advertising

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A world-first mouse that makes gene activity visible

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A quiet change in everyday foods could save thousands of lives

Saturday Citations: Understanding procrastination; delicious baby sauropods; a study on musical 'pleasure chills'

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NASA’s Perseverance rover completes the first AI-planned drive on Mars

How gene loss and monogamy built termite mega societies

Ancient tools in China are forcing scientists to rethink early humans

Largest galaxy survey yet confirms that the Universe is not clumpy enough

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